Winter Weather — Southern Queens, New York

2024-02-13 · Southern Queens, New York

Event narrative

A wet snow accumulated across Southern Queens after initially being a wintry mix. Snowfall amounts ranged from 5.7 inches in Howard Beach from a trained spotter, to 4.2 inches at Kennedy Airport, to 3.3 inches at 1 S Elmhurst. Most totals ranged from 2 to 5 inches across the zone.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure across the Tennessee Valley and the Gulf states tracked tracked north, and redeveloped and intensified rapidly off the Mid Atlantic coast. A heavy wet snowfall occurred across much of Southeastern New York, with lesser amounts across portions of the coast, especially along and closer to the south shore and eastern third of Long Island. Marginal surface temperatures precluded higher snow amounts in urban locations and further south and east. A combination of over 250 crashes and accidents were reported across Long Island during the storm from state and county law enforcement officials.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1152289. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.